Canada's economy unchanged in July, most likely up 0.2% in August

OTTAWA, Sept 29 (Reuters) - The Canadian economy was unchanged in July as increases in construction and utilities were offset by declines in manufacturing, as well as mining and oil and gas extraction, Statistics Canada said on Tuesday. August GDP was most likely up 0.2%, the agency said in a flash estimate. The goods-producing and services-producing sectors were both flat on the month. (Changes in percent) Jul Jun(rev) Jun(prev) Jul yr/yr All industries -0.0 +0.4 +0.3 +1.4 Goods -0.0 +0.1 -0.1 +0.6 Services -0.0 +0.5 +0.4 +1.8 NOTE - All figures are seasonally adjusted. Analysts in a Reuters survey had forecast July GDP to be unchanged. (Reporting by Dale Smith; Editing by Promit Mukherjee) ((Reuters Ottawa editorial; promit.mukherjee@tr.com)) Keywords: CANADA ECONOMY/GDP